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Kalle learns to drive

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Kalle learns to drive

Kalle wants to drive to the lakes himself, so he takes lessons with a very patient driving instructor. Learn the words of driving - traffic, right of way, speed, petrol - and of the driving test.

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  1. Driving instructor

    Translation

    Good morning! Before we set off: have you fastened your seat belt?

  2. Kalle

    Translation

    Oh, sorry - now I have. I'm still a bit nervous, it's only my third driving lesson.

  3. Driving instructor

    Translation

    Don't worry, I'm very patient. At the next junction, please watch out for the right of way.

  4. Kalle

    Translation

    There's a car coming from the right, so I'll wait. Why did I want to learn to drive, anyway?

  5. Driving instructor

    Translation

    Because you want to drive to the lakes yourself. But a bit faster, please: the speed limit here is fifty.

  6. Kalle

    Im Wald gibt es keinen Verkehr. Hier überholen mich sogar die Radfahrer!

    Translation

    There's no traffic in the forest. Here even the cyclists overtake me!

  7. Driving instructor

    Bremsen Sie! Da vorn ist ein Stau. … Gut so. Übrigens müssten wir bald tanken.

    Translation

    Brake! There's a traffic jam ahead. … That's it. By the way, we ought to fill up soon.

  8. Kalle

    Translation

    There's a petrol station over there. How much petrol do we need?

  9. Driving instructor

    Nur ein bisschen. Und danach parken Sie rückwärts ein, auf dem Parkplatz neben der Tankstelle.

    Translation

    Just a little. And after that you'll reverse into a space in the car park next to the petrol station.

  10. Kalle

    Translation

    Backwards? Then I'd rather go straight onto the motorway!

  11. Driving instructor

    Translation

    The motorway comes later. Anyone who wants a driving licence has to be able to park too. … There you go, perfect!

  12. Kalle

    Translation

    Really? Then from today I'm the proudest learner at your driving school.

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